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The rates of payment under the Direct Mail service contract are : Letters, 12s. per lb.; books and packets, Is. per lb.; newspapers, 6d. per lb. 11. Direct Service. — Fortnightly. Statement showing the estimated cost of a fortnightly service by Direct steamers, based on existing contract payments and on the correspondence conveyed in 1887 by both Direct and San Francisco services, and on the assumption the latter service were abolished. De. £ s. d. £ a. d. Payments on correspondence received from the United Kingdom ... ... ... 18,020 1 11 Payments on correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom, &c. ... ... ... 13,426 17 5 Bonus ... ... ... ... ... 11,000 0 0 Light-dues ... ... ... ... ... 1,872 0 0 Interprovincial services ... ... ... 7,000 0 0 51,318 19 4 Ce. Postages from London ... ... ... 23,060 5 0 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 22,908 4 10 45,968 9 10 Net loss to the colony ... ... ... £5,350 9 6 111. San Francisco Service. — Four Weekly. Statement showing the estimated cost of a four-weekly service via San Francisco—assuming the Direct service were abolished—based on a continuance of existing payments and receipts and in respect of the correspondence conveyed by both lines in 1887. De. £ s. a. £ s. d. Subsidy 23,333 6 8 Estimated bonus ... ... ... ... 1,500 0 0 Light-dues ... ... ... ... ... 663 0 0 Interprovincial service ... ... ... 4,500 0 0 Mail Agents, &c. ... ... ... ... 1,700 0 0 31,696 6 8 Ce. Postages from London ... ... ... 18,542 18 3 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 22,908 4 10 Eeceipts from non-contracting colonies ... ... 5,000 0 0 46,451 3 1 Net profit to the colony ... ... ... £14,754 16 5 The London Post Office at present provides for the free conveyance of the mails between London and San Francisco.

Return showing the several Subsidized Mail Steam Services, the Subsidy Payments for the Year 1887, the Dates when established, and the Date on which each terminates.

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Duration of Service. Service. Annual Subsidy or Payment. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When established. When terminated or when terminable. Auckland and San Francisco Direct Steam Service Auckland and Fiji N^ew Zealand and South Pacific Islands .. Sfew Zealand and Chatham Islands Selensville and Matakohe .. ) Sclensville and Dargaville .. } Auckland and Great Barrier Island Dnehunga and Rawene kelson and Golden Bay .. Sokitika, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast Biver, Okuru, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay tVestport and Karamea .. 31ufl and Stewart Island .. Service in connection with San Francisco Line !nterprovinoial Service in connection with Direct Steamers .. £ s. d. 23,333 6 8 22,095 19 2 1,690 0 0 Nov., 1885 Dec, 1884 Jane, 1880 Nov., 1889* Dec, 1889 13 13 13 11,916 23,019 2,334 S, s. d. 0 3 0-15 0 1 5-72 0 1 1-37 1,200 0 0 200 0 0 June, 1885 March, 1889 8 4 f 52 I 104 52 26 72 6,992 1,050 118 ) 170 } 120 354 130 0 0 5-15 0 0 11-43 450 0 0 Jan., 1881 Dec, 1888 0 0 4-53 125 0 0 250 0 0 200 0 0 Deo., 1884 Sept., 1886 Dec, 1888 Sept., 1887 Dec, 1888 0 0 4-81 0 0 6-52 0 0 5-13 600 0 0 150 0 0 200 0 0 Jan., 1886 June, 1880 July, 1886 Feb., 1889 6 13 52 280 102 40 0 7 1-71 0 2 3-15 0 1 1108 June, 1888 4,500 0 0 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1889 3,000 0 0 Doc, 1884 Dec, 1889 Kj)' :